Converting an elementary sect to an...

Converting an elementary sect to an early learning center make trial ofs more than child's play

Before becoming united of the largest public preschool in the U the Shurtleff Early Learning Center in Chelsea, Mass., received an early education in the three Rs: rebuild, repair and rehabilitate.

At the beginning it wasn't clear whether the 90-year-old building -- a former public elementary gymnasium -- would pass. As part of a state-funded program to redevelop Chelsea's public teachs plans called for segmenting the 114090-sq-ft masonry and timber-land structure into small-scale